PEEL BANK WOODLAND & CONSERVATION TRUST

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    Sunlight catching leaves
    Sunlight catching leaves
    Houghton Hey Ancient Woodland, Hapton
    Wild Cherry
    Wild Cherry
    Wild Cherry flowers April and May. A rich source of nectar
    Winter light
    Winter light
    Winter sunlight through the silver birch trees at Elker Woods, Billington
    Hoverfly feeding
    Hoverfly feeding
    A hoverfly feeding
    Tortoiseshell Butterfly
    Tortoiseshell Butterfly
    The Trust sites support a diverse array of butterflies and moths
    Dappled sunlight
    Dappled sunlight
    By managing our woodland the tree canopy allows varying amounts of sunlight onto the woodland floor, encouraging diverse flora species
    New Spring growth
    New Spring growth
    Bright new leaves in the Spring
    Carpet of Bluebells
    Carpet of Bluebells
    A dense carpet of bluebells covers the woodland floor of the ancient and new planted areas at Haughton Hey Plantation
    A path through the trees
    A path through the trees
    Carpets of buttercups and a diverse range of flowering gasses encourage numerous insects
    Grasses and buttercups
    Grasses and buttercups
    Snake's Head Fritillary
    Snake's Head Fritillary
    A native bulb which is now rare in the wild. They were introduced to the Peel Bank Reserve and have colonised it extensively
    Ramsons
    Ramsons
    Also known as wild garlic. A common bulb in ancient woodland. Flowers April to June and smells strongly of onion
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